Keep your eye on this guy...
If you live in NYC, keep your eye on property in or around Union Square, Soho, the West Village, or the Flatiron District. Something revolutionary will begin to take shape. Think the Apple Store, FedEx, Toyota Lean, Eugene Debs, 1984, The Fountainhead, Experience Design, continuous quality improvement, iPhones, video chats on your mobile phone or computer,How to Care for the World’s Poor
Near & Dear To My Heart
At Graham's request, I'll change subjects for a moment to something near and dear to my heart, Down Syndrome. If you're looking for a good cause to support, try buying a book for the young ones in your life.
When Stephen wrote this book ...
Consumers Holding Down Health Care Inflation
The Curse of Knowledge
(hat tip: Jay Parkinson MD)Death By A Thousand Cuts
Volume. Volume. Volume.
Aetna to End Payment for a Drug in Colonoscopies
Unstoppable Market Forces
Top 12 Trends for Physicians in 2008
Retired Doc is Beginning to Believe
Paying for Arnoldcare
Courts Overturns Key Part of San Fransisco’s Universal Coverage
FAQ: Won’t Retainer Medicine Exacerbate Physician Shortages?
- Retention of older physicians who no longer wish to participate in the hamster ...
90% Reduction in Hospital Admissions
MDVIP is the largest and most organized company practice wide scale retainer medicine today. Their business model is fee for non-covered services, which basically means that the retainer fee is for additional care, not covered by CMS, but Medicare is still billed when appropriate.
One of the common arguments against direct medical practices is the belief that if all doctors converted, then this would greatly ...Retainer Medicine: Ethical or Not?
Counterpoint:If retainer physicians are unethical, then what about physicians who quit seeing patients entirely ...Dr. Chris Ewin: Fee-for-Care
Dr. Ewin, the former president of SIMPD discusses different business models for health care.
Feel free to check out his site and see how he has set up his practice...
Simpd: The Society For Innovative Practice Design
Defending Innovative Practice Models
DB asks those knee-jerking nay-sayers to stop and ask themselves why would they object to a win-win model for patients and physicians.
I urge these authors and their ideological colleagues to look beyond the trappings. I urge them to perform a thought experiment. Why are patients increasingly willing to pay? Why are highly ethical physicians opting for this style of practice? If they are ...Insurance = Prevention
Kevin Pho, MD
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How I approach ovarian cancer screening with patients
Ovarian cancer screening clearly touches a nerve. No one doubts that ovarian cancer is a devastating diagnosis, often found when the disease...
Why more primary care doctors are referring patients to specialists
According to a recent study from the Archives of Internal Medicine, primary care physicians are referring more patients to specialists than ever...
Should Google censor anti-vaccine claims?
One of the reasons there is such a movement against vaccines is the democratization of information, perpetuated by search engines like Google....
Radiologists who cheat on their board exams: Who’s to blame?
In a widely circulated CNN article, many radiologists have been found to cheat on their board exams: "Doctors around the country taking an...
Physician
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Why an anesthesiologist would be needed for organ donation
I've only had to declare death a couple of times. Once in a three-year-old and once in an adult. In each case...
5 ways to avoid a misdiagnosis
Billionaire Teddy Forstmann had been diagnosed with a serious form of brain cancer. There’s a tragic twist to the story: according to...
Benefits of the Medicare Adult Wellness Visit
One of the things I love about family medicine is that I get to care for people of all ages. I almost...
Cancer has a way of teaching us poignant life lessons
I just finished reading George’s recent post on Evelyn Lauder, who recently passed away from ovarian cancer, and am still stirred by...
Patient
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In love there is a life giving force
Here is a toast to the miracle of love. Not to the romantic, chocolate, dance club nightlife type of love. Not warm...
How to get ready for death
No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet...
The long term cost of a pain in the neck
One morning this May, I woke up with a stiff neck. I applied hot and cold therapy all day and took an...
Preparing for your visit with someone in hospice care
Visiting someone who is dying or critically ill is an experience many of us will have in the course of our lives....
Policy
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AMA: Advocating for Medicare, military and fiscal responsibility
A guest column by the American Medical Association, exclusive to KevinMD.com. This week, I’m joining hundreds of physicians and medical students in Washington, DC...
A critical look at value driven health care
Everyone in the world is talking about “value-driven health care.” Or so it might seem if you pick up a medical journal...
Surviving the new landscape of physician reimbursement
CNN recently posted an article titled "Doctors Going Broke." It described several cases of independent physicians who are near bankruptcy although they once...
Doctors lobby Congress to repeal the SGR
One of the things that I like most about my job is engaging with ACP’s physician leadership—the internal medicine doctors who dedicate...
Tech
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There is a patient attached to that implantable defibrillator
As a follow-up to my post on why patients with implantable defibrillators should have access to their device’s data, I am going...
The pitfalls of email communication with patients
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal reviewed the emerging role of email in healthcare, arguing that doctors should more aggressively...
Why adoption of EHRs is a transformational event for physicians
Paul Conslato, MD, director of clinical affairs for Lancaster General Medical Group, recently was quoted in the PAMED Better Health Network eZine...
Why EMR is a dirty word to many doctors
Don’t get me wrong, EMRs (electronic medical records) are inevitable. Over the long-run they are almost certainly good for physicians, patients and...
Social Media
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Using Twitter to deliver health improvement messages
I have decided to spam for public health. Phone calls, text messaging, and even apps have been shown to help improve health...
Addressing comments on your medical practice’s Facebook page
Does your medical practice allow anybody to post links and comments on your Facebook page? The short answer is yes. We do....
The Internet is where patients go for pre-visit consultations
As a physician, technology cannot replace you, but it can make you more efficient and effective. This was the message from Richard...
5 ways doctors can benefit from professional connections
Looking ahead to the next several months, I’ve found myself frequently wondering how many physicians will make this their year to take...
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